Thursday, June 8, 2023
  • Donate
  • Newsletter
Russian Free Press
  • Home
  • All news
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • World
  • Tags
    • Navalny
    • Arrests and Attacks
    • Court
    • Kazakhstan
    • Coronavirus
    • Election 2021
    • Almaty
    • Putin
    • USA
    • Murders
    • Death
    • Rape
    • Germany
  • Special Projects
    • Stories
    • One year after
No Result
View All Result
Russian Free Press

German swimmer Hempel spoke about years of sexual abuse by the coach and said that the swimming federation ignored the complaints

August 21, 2022
in Daily News
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

German athlete Jan Hempel, a 1996 Atlanta Olympic silver medalist in diving, a two-time World Championships medalist and a four-time European champion, said he was sexually abused by his coach Werner Langer for 14 years. Violence began when Hempel was 11 years old. He spoke about this in the documentary of the ARD TV channel.

According to the athlete, the German Swimming Federation ignored his complaints.

“The federation told me that our sport would be in jeopardy if I talked about it and I couldn’t do it. Of course, at that time I had goals in sports and I wanted to achieve them ... I think we have an obligation to talk about this for the sake of others and for the future, ”Jan Hempel said in the ARD film ( quoted by AP) .

He also documented claims by other former swimmers of violent acts by unnamed coaches in the sport.

The German Swimming Federation later reacted to the film and stated that it was "deeply disturbed by the description of the horrific experiences of the victims of sexual abuse". The federation apologized to the victims, reports AP.

Coach Werner Langer was suspended in 1997 following a complaint by Jan Hempel, however, according to the athlete, the coach was suspended not because of allegations of sexual abuse, but because of suspicions that he had previously worked for the Ministry of State Security of the GDR (Stasi) . In 2001, Werner Langer committed suicide.

Following the film's release, the German Swimming Federation suspended diving coach Lutz Buschkow, who Hempel stated knew of Langer's abuse. But the leadership of the swimming federation stated that they had no evidence that Bushkov knew about the harassment.

Read also

Romania demanded from Russia to reduce the staff of the embassy in Bucharest by 51 people

June 8, 2023

In England, the theft of agricultural machinery has become more frequent. The police believe that it is stolen for sale to Russia, where deliveries are prohibited due to sanctions

June 8, 2023

Dozens of people died in the flooded Oleshki, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation does not allow boats with rescuers to enter the city, fearing sabotage groups – volunteer

June 8, 2023

In Kherson, the Russian military fired on civilians evacuating during the flood

June 8, 2023

Shoigu’s son builds a musical career during the war under the pseudonym Sheba – investigation

June 8, 2023

The Prosecutor General’s Office recognized the “Covenant of Churches TCCN” as an undesirable organization

June 8, 2023

RECOMMENDED NEWS

“SER-B-I” – we would like to shout joyfully,…

6 months ago

The investigation team will announce the results of…

7 months ago

Black hole: Russia bypasses the oil embargo and as a result, sanctions only increased profits

11 months ago

Foreign Ministry: Russia will not publicly discuss the…

7 months ago

Newsletter

Be the first to get the news in the Telegram newsletter!

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Cookie
  • Terms
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Sitemap
contact@russianfreepress.com

© 2022 Russian Free Press - Honest news about Russia and the whole world.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • All news
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • World
  • Tags
    • Navalny
    • Arrests and Attacks
    • Court
    • Kazakhstan
    • Coronavirus
    • Election 2021
    • Almaty
    • Putin
    • USA
    • Murders
    • Death
    • Rape
    • Germany
  • Special Projects
    • Stories
    • One year after

© 2022 Russian Free Press - Honest news about Russia and the whole world.